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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/41 
18 July 2006 
 (06-3462) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Guidelines for regulating export, import a nd release of biological control agents 
and other beneficial organisms.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partner countries, exporting biological c ontrol agents and other beneficial organisms 
into India.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003  (Available in English/ Hindi;  17 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The draft guidelines prescribe the detailed requirements and 
procedures for imports and exports of biolog ical control agents and other beneficial 
organisms and their mode of release.  The pur pose of these guidelines is to facilitate safe 
export, import, transport and release of biologi cal control agents and beneficial organisms, 
both for scientific research and commercial use, with a view to maximizing the benefits from such trade and minimizing the possible adve rse effects thereof, including health and 
environmental risks. 
These guidelines are in consonance with ISPM 3 of the International Plant Protection 
Convention (IPPC).  The details can be seen at the website www.plantquarantineindia.org . 
or can be obtained from the National Enquiry Point.   
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The contents of these guidelines are in 
consonance with the International Standard s on Phytosanitary Measures No. 3 (ISPM-3).  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English and Hindi  G/SPS/N/IND/41 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  30 October 2006.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 October 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  15 September 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr. Amand Shah, Director, Plant Protection Division, Department of Agriculture and 
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room No.233, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110011, 
India. 
Tel/Fax:  91-11-23389441 E-mail:  amandshah@hotmail.com  / amand@krishi.nic.in  / dac.sps@nic.in  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Government of India [http://agricoop.nic.in ] and [www.plantquarantineindia.org.in] and 
Mr. Amand Shah, Director, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 233, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011, INDIA. Tel/Fax:  91-11-23389441 
E-mail:  amand@krishi.nic.in  / amandshah@hotmail.com /  dac.sps@nic.in